BLACKSBURG -- The Virginia Tech women's basketball team (19-6, 11-3) returns to the court on Thursday evening when they take on the Syracuse Orange (11-13, 4-10).
The Hokies jumped back into the AP Poll on Monday after going 3-0 last week, which featured consecutive wins over ranked opposition for the first time ever.
PG Georgia Amoore was honored as the ACC's Co-Player of the Week and Aisha Sheppard became the conference's all-time leader in 3-point field goals with 377 and counting.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Thursday, February 17 | 7:00 p.m. ET
The Carrier Dome
vs. Syracuse
Game Notes: Virginia Tech notes (PDF)
TV Broadcast
ACC Network Extra
Play-by-Play: Jaron May
Analyst: Calvin Christoforo
Local Radio
Virginia Tech Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Evan Hughes
THE SERIES
- Virginia Tech is 7-8 all-time against Syracuse. The Hokies won a 76-68 game at Cassell Coliseum in 2020-21 against the Orange. Aisha Sheppard scored a game-high 23 points and she was joined in double figures by Elizabeth Kitley (18), Cayla King (14) and Georgia Amoore (14).
- VT is 2-6 against the Orange in ACC play.
- VT is 3-5 against Syracuse on the road.
A WIN WOULD…
- Lift the Hokies to 12-3 in the ACC for the first time in program history. VT has never eclipsed 11 ACC wins since joining the league in 2004. The only other season the Hokies won 11 times in ACC play was 2019-20.
- Be Tech's fifth on the road in ACC play, setting a program record. VT has had four ACC road wins in each of the last three seasons.
- Signal a fifth time in six seasons that Coach Brooks has guided the Hokies to a 20-win season. Prior to his arrival, VT had not won 20 games since 2005-06.